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<DIV><SPAN class=000354816-11122006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Penny
is right. </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=000354816-11122006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Mold
has been a problem in these units for aa number of years, especially in the
upstairs closet and the bathroom.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=000354816-11122006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>The
closets, which are located above the entrance of each unit tend to have
mold growth along the bottom of each wall.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=000354816-11122006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>The
bathrooms, which are poorly vented grew mold mainly in the area above the
tub/shower. The UI tried to address the bathroom mold problem by installing
stronger ventilation fans that automatically came on when the light was switched
on.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=000354816-11122006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>In the
closets, the only method of control was to spray an oil based aresol primer with
a mold inhibitor and repaint the closet. </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=000354816-11122006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>The
ventilation in these buildings is horrendous. The fact that some of the
people living in them were/are from warmer climes/countries only added to the
problem when they would crank up the heat. </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=000354816-11122006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>I
believe the units were designed by architecture students. Hmmmmm, you get
what you pay for?</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma
size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B>
vision2020-bounces@moscow.com [mailto:vision2020-bounces@moscow.com]<B>On
Behalf Of </B>Pennsylvania Place<BR><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, December 10, 2006
10:45 PM<BR><B>To:</B> vision2020@moscow.com<BR><B>Subject:</B> [Vision2020]
UI to close residences<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>I like how the press release
neglects to mention that the reason the UI is closing these apartments is not
because of the kindness of their hearts in wanting to update these residences,
but because the residents therein are all suffering from the horrible MOLD
INFESTATION that the UI has allowed to fester in these poorly made cheap
apartments for years.<BR><BR>The best way to rehabilitate these units would be
to tear them down and start over, using a design that includes more than two
windows for a two-story townhouse. The UI should look at the beautiful new
BRICK apartments at BSU and Gonzaga for inspiration.
<BR><BR>Penny<BR><BR><SPAN id=lblHeadline><B><B>Five University Apartments to
Close</B></B></SPAN><BR><BR><SPAN id=lblArticle>Dec. 8, 2006<BR><BR>MOSCOW,
Idaho – University of Idaho Residences will close five buildings in the South
Hill apartment community to assess the state of the buildings. Residents
currently living in the designated buildings have until June 25, 2007, to move
to alternative apartments in the South Hill and South Hill Vista apartment
communities or find alternate housing.<BR><BR>“Our residents always are our
first concern,” said Michael Griffel, director of University Residences. “We
want the apartments we offer to be high quality and desirable. It is our goal
to make our strongest buildings available to our students, and to take
off-line those that are older and not in strong condition.” <BR><BR>University
Residences will be providing a moving van and driver to help residents move,
as well as allowing for five moving days instead of the normal three-day
moving period. The six-month timeframe for the move was planned to provide
residents time to tour other apartments and plan their move. There are 17
occupied apartments in the five buildings scheduled to close on June 30, 2007.
<BR><BR>The apartments that will be closed are: 1006 Deakin St.; 1010 Deakin
St.; 464 Taylor Ave.; 518 Taylor Ave.; and 425 Sweet Ave.<BR><BR>University
Residences met with affected residents on Thursday, Dec. 7 to provide details
and answer questions.<BR><BR>Contact: Leah Andrews, University Residences,
(208) 885-7883, <I>leah@uidaho.edu</I></SPAN><BR>
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